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News 07 Aug 2026

Stanford and Arc Institute Use AI to Design Functional Viruses Not Found in Nature

Stanford and Arc Institute researchers used AI models Evo 1 and Evo 2 to design 700,000 viral genomes, synthesizing 285 and producing 16 functional bacteriophages that infect E. coli — the first fully AI-designed viruses not found in nature.

OpenAI Field Report Shows Coding Agents Accelerate Scientific Software Development Across Eight Research Projects

OpenAI's new field report documents eight scientific computing projects where coding agents cut runtimes by up to 60x, but contributors warn verification and stewardship remain human bottlenecks.

Google DeepMind Details AI Bioresilience Plan for Biosecurity

Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs have outlined an AI bioresilience plan spanning misuse prevention, faster outbreak detection, and scientific response.